@feralthoughts
How does Mitra work in case of public conversations?
Similar to how Mastodon and other micro-blogging platforms work. You're notified only when you're directly addressed (this is usually done by @mention).
It doesn't currently use Conversation Containers for public conversations, but I think the way notifications work will be the same when we switch to containers
Can a respondent to the OP’s public post change the status of their reply post to followers-only or mentioned-users-only?
They can reply with narrower visibility. I think narrowing of the scope should be allowed, but not widening. Although, as far as I know, Streams/Forte allow neither.
If the OP is not a follower of that respondent, and is not tagged, will the reply be visible to the OP?
Currently it is not visible.